Bombers over Sand and Snow

17.7.2011

Many of our supporters will have bought copies of the book “In
Black and White”, telling the history of Pontypridd RFC. The book
was written by Alun Granfield, and Alun has been at it again. He
has now written a very different book, “Bombers Over Sand and
Snow”, which is a history of an RAF bomber group in the Second
World War.

His interest in the group partly grew out of a casual
conversation with one of our supporters. This led him to the nephew
of someone who had served on bombers in North Africa. Sergeant
James Jones from Penygraig Terrace, Ynysybwl, was the navigator in
Wellington AD637 which was shot down over Benghazi on
13/14th November 1942. His body was never
recovered, and he and his crew are commemorated on the Alamein
memorial.

The nephew, Alun Jones, has carried out a huge amount of
research into his uncle’s death, and compiled a massive file
containing photographs, letters, and official documents. Alun
Granfield hopes that his book will help us to remember the likes of
James Jones, and all those who put their lives at risk for their
country.